Country Delegations at COP24
FES students Camila Rodriguez Taylor (FES ‘19) and Tobias Daros (FES and SOM ‘20) describe their experiences working on country delegations at the UN Climate Conference in Poland in December 2018.
FES students Camila Rodriguez Taylor (FES ‘19) and Tobias Daros (FES and SOM ‘20) describe their experiences working on country delegations at the UN Climate Conference in Poland in December 2018.
William K. Reilly, former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, joins Liz Bourguet (FES ‘20) and Alix Kashdan (FES ‘20) during the Yale Environmental Dialogue to discuss the federal government, environmental policy, and why he’s hopeful about climate change.
Paul Rink, a joint degree student at Yale Law School and Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and former summer law clerk at Our Children’s Trust, joins Liz Bourguet (FES ’20) and Alix Kashdan (FES ’20) to speak about Juliana v United States, the landmark youth climate lawsuit organized by Our Children’s Trust.
Bridget Burns, Director of the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), and Emilia Reyes, Coordinator of Gender Policies and Budgets at Equidad de Género, speak about the intersection of gender and climate change, their roles in international climate change negotiations, and what they expect at this year’s U.N. Conference of Parties in Katowice, Poland. They were interviewed by Laura Brush (FES ‘19) and Liz Bourguet (FES ‘20).
Sue Biniaz, former lead climate lawyer and negotiator for the United States, speaks with Alix Kashdan (FES ‘20) about her expectations for the UN Climate Conference (COP 24) in Poland next month.
James Cameron, former climate change negotiator and advisor to the Presidencies of two UN climate conferences, spoke with Alix Kashdan (FES ‘20) and Liz Bourguet (FES ‘20) about his history working on climate negotiations and what he anticipates for the future of climate policy.
Laurent Fabius, President of the French Constitutional Council, visited Yale in September 2018. Alix Kashdan (FES ‘20) spoke with President Fabius about several issues facing global environmental law today, including his vision to strengthen the legal links between national climate pledges and climate action.
The Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance (YISF) is a new program in partnership with the Center for Business and the Environment. Laura Brush (FES ‘19) interviews Diane Strauss, the Program Director of YISF, to learn more about this exciting new venture, her work, and how YISF is addressing challenges to integrating sustainability concerns into financial markets and investment decisions.
Lucy Kessler (FES ‘18) sits down with Zach Wendling, the lead investigator for the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) for a discussion about the relevance of the biannual global report, now in its 20th year. They explore what has changed over time with regards to international reporting on environmental issues, as well as what this year’s report reveals about the state of environmental regulation and progress.
Dan Esty is the Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy (YCELP) and the Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy. Dan sits down with Lucy Kessler, the YCELP Communications RA, to discuss his new article “Red Lights to Green Lights: From 20th Century Environmental Regulation to 21st Century Sustainability,” on the need to shift the approach toward environmental regulation to embrace a new sustainability strategy for the 21st century.